#Belonging# | Diving deep into the immediate question - why now? WHat was the reason to release 'Belonging' right now and is the timing politically motivated? #SoniaGandhi# #RajivGandhi# | @Elizasherine

#Belonging# | Sonia Gandhi breaks her silence in her memoir 'Belonging' about how she met the love of her life Rajiv Gandhi and described her courtship period further #SoniaGandhi# #RajivGandhi# | @Elizasherine

Good, bad or ugly? Fact or fiction? Truth or untrustworthy? Personal or political? Many questions being debated around Sonia Gandhi's new book Belonging. So how is it being perceived and could it have an impact on congress electorally? Watch as we discuss in this week's #PlainspeakFreestyle# @ShivaniGupta_5 @rasheedkidwai @Renupost @shantanug_ #SoniaGandhi# #SoniaGandhiBook# #RahulGandhi# #Congress# #RajivGandhi# #PriyankaGandhi#

“Sonia Was Madly In Love With Rajiv”: Abhijit Iyer-Mitra On Why He Loved Two Chapters Of Gandhi's Memoir Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging: A Journey of Love is not just a political memoir. It is also an intensely personal account of her relationship with Rajiv Gandhi. Speaking to Aditi Prasad, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra says the opening chapters of the book are emotional, heartfelt and raw - and reveal how deeply Sonia and Rajiv loved each other. He also discusses Sonia’s normal upbringing in Italy, her love of food and the extraordinary circumstances she entered after marrying into the Gandhi family. Watch the full podcast here - @prasadaditi @Iyervval #SoniaGandhi# #Belonging# #AbhijitIyerMitra# #Congress# #BJP# #1984Riots# #Godhra# #Emergency#

REALITY CHECK: last remaining Bofors case dismissed by the courts. So after 40 years, N0 major political figure or prime accused ever jailed in the Rs 64-crore Bofors pay-off scandal that cost Rajiv Gandhi his govt and haunted the Cong for years. Another ‘feather in the cap’ of our ‘premier’ investigative agency CBI! 😡

#WATCH# | Hyderabad: Telangana Minister Vivek Venkatswamy says, "This is part of the BJP's propaganda that whenever something positive is done by Sonia Gandhi or the Congress Party, the BJP has made it a habit to criticise it. This book is about her life story, and people should know about her journey, how her life began with Rajiv Gandhi, and how she contributed during UPA-I and UPA-II to taking the country forward. Instead of criticising her, people should appreciate her contributions. The BJP should learn that whenever someone does something good, it should be appreciated rather than criticised."

#WATCH# | Hyderabad | Telangana State Government Advisor and senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao says, "Leaders like Kiren Rijiju and other BJP leaders are making unnecessary allegations against Rahul Gandhi, calling him a tourist who travels abroad and returns to India. But they have forgotten that no other leader in this country has undertaken a 4,500-kilometre Bharat Jodo Yatra, a marathon foot march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. They should understand this...Indira Gandhi sacrificed her life for the country. Rajiv Gandhi also sacrificed his life for the country...Making statements alone is not going to benefit anyone. Let them also undertake such a march..."

#WATCH# | Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says, "The Telangana State Government has organised a 48-hour event—the 'Bharat Summit'—taking place on the 13th and 14th. Nearly a thousand invitees from 70 countries have arrived. We will hold discussions on topics such as the environment, infrastructure, investment, and democracy. Experts will engage in deliberations over these two days, and resolutions are expected to emerge. We intend to implement these resolutions within the state of Telangana. Furthermore, we aim to incorporate the suggestions that arise into future national policy—once Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister. This is not a new tradition; when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister, he initiated the Non-Alignment Movement, bridging the divide between the Left and the Right. Every subsequent Prime Minister has continued this practice in their own way. During his tenure as Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi once sent Atal Bihari Vajpayee—who was then in the opposition—as part of a delegation abroad. Rajiv Gandhi established a commendable precedent—a healthy convention of cooperation between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. Today, I would like to remind Modi that Rahul Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a former Congress President, and the son and grandson of former Prime Ministers of India—leaders who sacrificed their lives for the nation. It is for this reason that Rahul Gandhi is visiting Telangana, at our invitation, to unveil our 'Gig Workers Policy.' He is also here to deliver a message on behalf of the nation at the Bharat Summit. I fail to understand why the BJP finds this problematic..." (Source: I&PR Dept., Telangana)